Loons

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) is a 1.5 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Loons

Order

Gaviiformes

Weight

1.5 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

46

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